Question

Ms.Booth has 16 red buttons and 24 blue buttons.She is making finger puppets. Each puppet has the same number of blue buttons and red buttons.How many puppets can she make if she uses all of the buttons

Answer 1

8 finger puppets.

Explanation:

If the puppets both have the same number of buttons, you have to find the largest number that will fit into both numbers. In this case that would be 8:

2 red and 3 blue buttons per puppet.